Married At First Sight: The First Year

[Inf0rm4nt]

I happen to know Jamie and Lonnie too. I grew up near Jamie and she has always been after the spotlight and me and all of my friends always thought she was crazy and a fake. I think Jamie is all lies and has made this all up for tv because Lonnie's had another gf for a long time (I live nearby and I think his gf is even living there) There's a lot of ppl who felt sorry for him and what Jamie did with the other tv crap and I bet he doesn't want to get dragged into this show, he's a really nice guy.

I agree that Lonnie is a nice guy from what I've seen of him, and I've never had any personal problem with him - which is why I didn't want to put his name out there until others discovered it.

I do know that he's been dating someone else and probably did not want to be involved in this show, but I do find him writing the wedding song with her suspicious - not in that I thnk that Jamie's still been romantically involved with him while on the show, but as more evidence that Jamie was never serious about this whole thing from the beginning.

Edited November 23, 2015 by Inf0rm4nt

[qtpye]

It seems to me that Lonnie is not really into Jamie and her wierd games (going on t.v. to marry in order to make him jealouse).  However, why the heck he is getting dragged into this show (beyond exposure for his band ) is beyond me.

 

You can tell from those pictures that Jaimie is totally smitten with Lonnie, where she can barely stand Doug touching her.

 

Lonnie really does not look that much older than Jamie, but then a lot of people do not really believe that Jamie is 29.

[Gigi43]

Now I really hope this whole thing is a sham Doug and Jamie are in cahoots about from the beginning. Because if Doug really is finding out this ex history now thinking there was a chance of them having a real marriage thats just awful. Jamie is a special kind of shitty to have the wedding song written by her ex if that's true, with Doug in the dark about it.

[SaucyMommy]

IF you go to his FB page (lonnie) you do see that he has a gf. So this just all seems so weird. They were actually just in Mexico together a few weeks ago.

 

https://www.facebook.com/jody.ward.54?pnref=story

[qtpye]

If Lonnie is in a committed relationship then this is probably a fake story line for Doug and Jamie.  As other people have said, the show did not expect to have to go back to the first season people.  In fact, the title of the show makes no sense, because everyone has passed their first year of marriage.

[SaucyMommy]

Yeah, I am totally lost about it. I was scrolling through and they've been involved for a long time. She even went to the grammy's with him. So clearly this is a serious relationship. If this is true, this show is faker than fake. Much like the Courtney and Jason drama - fake

[qtpye]

At least with Courtney and Jason, I believe the relationship is real.  I have no idea if they will last for the long run, but I do think they were sincere about their motives.

 

Either Jamie never had feelings for Doug and only stayed in the marriage for the fame and money or the Lonnie story line is just to stir the pot for an otherwise content couple (personally, I think the former rather then the latter is true).

 

Whatever the truth is...there is no reason for these stupid fake story lines.

[tinypeanut]

Well, it seems from comments on Jamie's FB page, Doug's family and family friends are taking up for Jamie.  Even saying what we see on tv, is TV, and they know better.  Also, that the segments were filmed a long time ago.  I remember 8-10 months ago (when this season was being filmed) Jamie was constantly posting on Twitter and FB about how wonderful her marriage was.   So either the show is fake or the marriage is fake.   

 

I wonder what Lonnie's girlfriend thinks of all this drama with Jamie.  It would piss me off if I were in her position and everyone was watching the ex-girlfriend on tv crying over her current boyfriend.   Whether Jamie is faking it or not, it is WRONG.

Edited November 24, 2015 by tinypeanut

[MsPH]

I don't think Lonnie having a girlfriend really matters. This is Jamie we're talking about. That woman is nothing if not delusional. I'm sure she thinks she could have him back any time if she so wished, because she dumped him. Sounds crazy, but again, this is Jamie we're talking. After all they're still "best friends" according to her, so she probably thinks she's the one that got away for him.

 

I just don't think Doug is faking. He seems like a different person this season, worn out and hopeless.

[Evil Queen]

I don't think Lonnie having a girlfriend really matters. This is Jamie we're talking about. That woman is nothing if not delusional. I'm sure she thinks she could have him back any time if she so wished, because she dumped him. Sounds crazy, but again, this is Jamie we're talking. After all they're still "best friends" according to her, so she probably thinks she's the one that got away for him.

 

I just don't think Doug is faking. He seems like a different person this season, worn out and hopeless.

 

Agree with this. And especially the part about Doug looking like that. You can totally see the difference in him. He looks like she sucked the life from him. I cringe when I hear Jamie talking because she is so out there in her thoughts and has no clue at all about the real world going on around her.

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[Lion18]

This whole ex thing with Jamie was so made up for the show. It's so fake and scripted. Now I see they are having another show about where to go on dates in Manhattan. Blah!

This whole ex thing with Jamie was so made up for the show. It's so fake and scripted. Now I see they are having another show about where to go on dates in Manhattan. Blah!

[HumblePi]

Neph's girlfriend Jasmine is an annoying pain in the ass. She's so immature and unrealistic. She thinks a few ties of his that are hanging on one hanger in the closet is taking up too much room and has to go to make more room for her stuff?  She even gave him an ultimatum, get the ties out or ship my stuff back to Texas. Well, if I was Neph I'd say 'adios chiquita' and go get some big packing boxes. What are these two doing on this show anyway?  I guess they had some blank spots to fill in from missing the other couples that didn't pan out and threw this couple in to fill up space.

 

All I can say to Jamie, is 'go girl'. Go to the old man ex-boyfriend and be done with it. Stop the whining and complaining and get out of Doug's life. Go live with your 'best friend'. After six months, you'll be crying to the new/old boyfriend that you still have a thing for Doug. You just can't be satisfied with what you have, can you? You will always want what you don't have.

 

Jason has a lot of anger towards his father, and rightly so. But Jason doesn't know the circumstance as to why his father left and started a whole new family. There's always two sides to a story and Jason only knows one side. It seems that it worked out for the father since the photos show him with his other children. I don't know if opening up this bee hive of emotions was a great idea. Sometimes it's easier to deal with old hurt rather than risking new ones. Emailing his half sister is a big risk for Jason. She might not want to have anything to do with him, there's old wounds there that have healed with time, he's going to reopen those and maybe she doesn't want that. Any rejected by her would certainly hurt Jason even more. I guess we'll find out.

[PityFree]

What the heck kind of stupid outfit was Neph wearing with those dumb yellow socks?

Edited November 25, 2015 by PityFree

[Vinyasa]

This whole ex thing with Jamie was so made up for the show. It's so fake and scripted.

 

But remember she still has her stuff at his house that she needs to pick up. She has been without this stuff at least a year and 1/2 but

now she needs it????

 

I doubt even knows what stuff she left behind.

[HumblePi]

Isn't it an invasion of privacy for the show to display the Facebook page of Jason's half sister Jeanine without her prior approval? It was shown clearly, Jeanine Carrion-Cimmino. Of course I went to check out her Facebook page and she resembles Jason a lot. She's really pretty. This display must have been agreed to way in advance, otherwise I think there is a potential lawsuit there.

 

[SaucyMommy]

Ok so 7 episodes of this and NOTHING has been resolved. Nothing has changed. Yet, I'm 7 weeks in and I still am utterly annoyed by Jamie. I don't know WHY she is so insistent on the fact that Doug and her EX meet. I hate that she calls him "My EX". Call him by name. And I'm sorry but no one is friends with their ex's without one of the people have feelings. It just really doesn't happen. Typically if they say it's amicable it's been YEARS in between and it's for the sake of children. These two have nothing binding them together and she needs to move on. I truly believe no one is more delusional now than Jamie.

[MsPH]

I was wondering the same thing, HumblePi. Of course I checked her FB after it was displayed on screen. I'm thinking she must make an appearance on the show, since surely they couldn't have shown her details to the world otherwise? They blurred out the pics in that envelope, so it does seem like they're concerned with people's privacy to some extent.

 

Jamie still storing stuff at Lonnie's place certainly doesn't help her case. Sounds like she hightailed it out of there straight to the altar. Seriously messed up. There are rebounds and then there is marrying a complete stranger to get over your ex you're still in constant contact with who wrote your wedding song. Crazy. I love how Doug's motivation to meet him is to get Jamie's stuff, so she doesn't have any reason to meet him again, while Jamie thinks they're all gonna be friends now.

 

Jasmine is awfully demanding for someone who'll get live in a nice house for free.

[ClareWalks]

Neph is a moron. Jasmine is a moron. Good, I got my commentary on those two out of the way ;)

 

Jason turns into a total asshole whenever he talks about his father and his side of the family. I get that he is angry but yowza. He doesn't have to take it out on Cortney, who I think surprisingly is handling all of this very well. I think if Jason ever did talk to his father he would just get pissed off immediately and his father would not be able to tell him anything that would make him feel better about the situation anyway. I know a bit about this kind of thing because my father and I are estranged (my choice, after a lifetime of him treating me very poorly), and honestly the best way to deal with it is to accept that your father isn't a great dad, and just kind of forgive him for it. Sometimes you just need to say "you know what, he's not the father I want him to be, and that's okay, because I had a great mother and have a great (wife, friends, career, etc)."

 

Jamie pushing her ex on Doug is annoying as fuck. She has no self-awareness. Agree that she needs to stop calling him "my ex." Why not call him "my best friend" if that is a more accurate descriptor now?

[JapMo]

I can't believe that Jason's father doesn't know that the Jason Carrion on TV is his son. Even though this program is a relatively minor reality show compared with Duck Dynasty or Housewives of wherever, someone somewhere must have seen it and reported back to his father. So I do believe they are manufacturing drama on this, but just watching Courtney and how emotional she was with Jason leads me to think maybe it is on the up and up or maybe Courtney didn't get the memo that it was all fake. Whatever, I am banking that Jason has been contacted way before this from his relatives and he already has seen them.

As for Jamie, good grief. STOP SAYING MY EX!!! It is so annoying. Doug should have put his foot down from the get-go that he didn't care to meet The Ex in any way shape or form. They don't need to meet and they sure as hell don't need to be friends. Jamie isn't stupid...she knows this is ridiculous. The show wants drama and this whole thing was invented.

One good thing to come from this show....you can really tell that Jason and Courtney truly love each other. There's no faking that.

[MsPH]

Oh Jamie called this the "mid show finale" on her IG and said the show takes a break while MAFS season 3 airs, so I guess we don't have to wait another year to find out what happens, just a couple of months.

 

She also said in her blog that she's writing a book. What a surprise!

Edited November 25, 2015 by MsPH

[Lion18]

Jamie and Doug are having a dating in New York show. Another show?

[SaucyMommy]

Oh Jamie called this the "mid show finale" on her IG and said the show takes a break while MAFS season 3 airs, so I guess we don't have to wait another year to find out what happens, just a couple of months.

 

She also said in her blog that she's writing a book. What a surprise!

 

 Nothing but a fame whore - riding her 15 minutes and getting as much cash as she can. Clearly she's no longer a RN because we never see her going anywhere or doing anything. What a waste.

[LeonD]

Jamie and Doug are having a dating in New York show. Another show?

What's it called? Source?

[Lion18]

I saw it during a commercial. They check out restaurants that are good date places. Don't they know we are tired of Jamie?

[qtpye]

Doug looks gaunt and unhappy.  He does not do a very good job of maintaining his beard, so it looks like mange all over his face.  I remember the breezy guy at that alter who was happily introducing himself to Jaimie's family.  He might as well be a totally different person.   I cosign with the poster who think him being married to Jamie as sucked the life out of him and he might be better off, when they part ways (I am sorry, but I do not see this marriage lasting forever).

Edited November 25, 2015 by qtpye

[SaucyMommy]

I saw it during a commercial. They check out restaurants that are good date places. Don't they know we are tired of Jamie?

 Clearly not. Apparently her ineptitude they feel makes good tv.

[Vinyasa]

Jason turns into a total asshole whenever he talks about his father and his side of the family. I get that he is angry but yowza.

 

When he talked about his step-siblings, I thought he said some were older than him and some were younger. Did anyone catch that?

 

Was his dad with more than one other woman/wife?

[MsPH]

When he talked about his step-siblings, I thought he said some were older than him and some were younger. Did anyone catch that?

 

Was his dad with more than one other woman/wife?

 

I heard Jason say that the sister was older and then at one point Cortney asked him if she and Jason were visiting his dad at the same time. Makes me suspect that Jason's mom was the other woman and the father's wife kicked him out, but perhaps they got back together and she didn't want Jason around as a reminder? Who knows, just a thought I had. Or the father's been married several times.

[Vinyasa]

Were Jason's mom and dad married?

[SaucyMommy]

I'm guessing there are multiple baby mama's for Jason's dad. The only thing I thought was he didn't likely just treat Jason one way and the kids another. Just cause there are pictures of him with other kids - doesn't mean those kids don't have serious issues with their dad too. He's probably a dickface to all the kids. Maybe Jason is lucky he doesn't have to deal with him. 

[okerry]

Huh - don't know that it means anything, but it's been established that Jamie's mother got around quite a bit because Jamie does not know who her father is, even after (four, I think) different men were DNA tested. 

 

I'm surmising that Jason's mother was not married to his father, but the father was probably married to someone else. This kind of thing happens more often than people want to let on. If I'm wrong, I'll certainly apologize, but that's my guess for today.

 

Just seems strange that at least two people with very shaky or non-existent parental connections would end up going on a show where you legally marry a totally stranger. Paging Dr. Freud!

[Evil Queen]

Neph is a moron. Jasmine is a moron. Good, I got my commentary on those two out of the way ;)

 

Jason turns into a total asshole whenever he talks about his father and his side of the family. I get that he is angry but yowza. He doesn't have to take it out on Cortney, who I think surprisingly is handling all of this very well. I think if Jason ever did talk to his father he would just get pissed off immediately and his father would not be able to tell him anything that would make him feel better about the situation anyway. I know a bit about this kind of thing because my father and I are estranged (my choice, after a lifetime of him treating me very poorly), and honestly the best way to deal with it is to accept that your father isn't a great dad, and just kind of forgive him for it. Sometimes you just need to say "you know what, he's not the father I want him to be, and that's okay, because I had a great mother and have a great (wife, friends, career, etc)."

 

Jamie pushing her ex on Doug is annoying as fuck. She has no self-awareness. Agree that she needs to stop calling him "my ex." Why not call him "my best friend" if that is a more accurate descriptor now?

I will say that Cortney is handling it well for sure. Its a hard spot to be in. I know how it is. My husband doesn't know his dad and a friend of mine as well. We don't really discuss this stuff. I know my husband's half sister called years ago. He was at work so I spoke to her the first time and he talked to her later on though. That was probably 7-8 yrs ago. We never really spoke to her again. We tried to email a couple times and sent a family gift for Christmas one year. We did get a thank you card but nothing ever again. He has 2 half brothers and a half sister. Plus we were told by this half sister that he also had another brother that was put up for adoption. My husband is the oldest btw. Our kids don't know the cousins they have on that end at all. Its crazy how that can be. I will say from my side of things that I have wondered if he thinks about them and how he feels but I do not bring it up or discuss it. I leave it to him if he wants to at all. I have no clue what the story is on why his dad left when he was a baby. I just know that sometimes its good to have both sides of the stories on these things and just assume one was right. If you don't know either side to find out if you want to get that closure on it. Getting angry and bottling that up isn't any good obviously. With Jason's story though it does sound like his dad got around. I understand being angry but find out why he wasn't there. What if it was something to do with his mom? I know he worships his mom and she can't give answers now but he doesn't even really know why his dad was gone. I'm taking it though he had some sort of contact with him in the past though if he did with a half sister too. I'm a little confused on it all at times because of how much they jump around on it and cut out.  

 

  Jamie is just always going to be about herself and nothing else. Her sister calls to say they want to marry in a couple weeks and she is making it about her. How she wanted to plan it all and so on. Seriously Doug needed to put his foot down on this ex thing when she said his name the first time. As others said why is stuff still at this guy's house? Give me a break. I bet if Doug had stood up on the topic of the ex and put his foot down that Jamie would have plotted away of them all running into each other at some point. This whole thing is so stupid. If one loves their husband/wife and respects them this is not how they act. Any exs would be gone. 

[Kiss my mutt]

Does Jason have his father's last name?

[HumblePi]

I heard Jason say that the sister was older and then at one point Cortney asked him if she and Jason were visiting his dad at the same time. Makes me suspect that Jason's mom was the other woman and the father's wife kicked him out, but perhaps they got back together and she didn't want Jason around as a reminder? Who knows, just a thought I had. Or the father's been married several times.

Wow I think you've hit the nail right on the head with this. I saw the paperwork that Jason and Cortney opened and his father's name was clearly printed on the top, 'Hector Louis Carrion'. Jason's mother met his father at United Cerebral Palsy of New York, Brooklyn Rehab Campus. Jason said his mother was working there at the time. I'm pretty convinced now that Jason's mother was the 'other woman' who had an affair with Hector Luis Carrion and Jason was the outcome of the affair. I think his father might have been married and had a daughter Jeanine, who is 35 years old now (she lives in Staten Island) then Jason was born out of wedlock and his father went back to his wife and had another son and possible other children with her. OR...... Hector Luis was divorced, met Jason's mother and met her then divorced her and met another woman and had more children with her.  OR.... Hector never married Jason's mother at all but gave his last name to Jason.

 

Now I have to get working on the Jamie and Doug mystery. She said that her ex-boyfriend lives in the same town where she grew up and where her sisters still live. Doug commented that Jamie's ex can sing. Jamie and the ex. wrote the song that they used for the wedding between Doug and Jamie, the one on the beach in St. Thomas. That's pretty bizarre. So, Jamie grew up in Dryden, New York.  How many singer/songwriters could there possibly be in Dryden, NY?

[MsPH]

It's already been established that Jamie's ex is Lonnie Park and the song they wrote together was used for their first dance at the original wedding. Doug played it on his phone in some episode this season too, which is weird now considering everything. I guess he was under the illusion that the ex was was ancient history for Jamie.

[HumblePi]

It's already been established that Jamie's ex is Lonnie Park and the song they wrote together was used for their first dance at the original wedding. Doug played it on his phone in some episode this season too, which is weird now considering everything. I guess he was under the illusion that the ex was was ancient history for Jamie.

I missed that! But I imagined her ex-boyfriend and best friend as a much older man in his 50's at least. I must have heard her wrong when she described him. But she did say he has children, right?  Thanks for the info.

[crazychicken]

I missed that! But I imagined her ex-boyfriend and best friend as a much older man in his 50's at least. I must have heard her wrong when she described him. But she did say he has children, right?  Thanks for the info.

If you go into the last episode thread you will see that he has two sons that appeared to be older teenagers when he posted their photo 5 years ago, and while I am not sure of Lonnie's age he has owned his business for 23 years. He has a girlfriend who is older as she has 3 teenage daughters herself, she is quite pretty and they have been dating for a while as they attended the Grammy's together in February this year.

[HumblePi]

If you go into the last episode thread you will see that he has two sons that appeared to be older teenagers when he posted their photo 5 years ago, and while I am not sure of Lonnie's age he has owned his business for 23 years. He has a girlfriend who is older as she has 3 teenage daughters herself, she is quite pretty and they have been dating for a while as they attended the Grammy's together in February this year.

Now I'm getting the distinct feeling that all this mumbo-jumbo about Jamie's ex being her 'best friend' is all another hunk of bologna being fed to us when in fact it's just another way that this farce of a show has intentions of creating drama in addition to furthering the career of Lonnie. I'm sure it's all being done with his blessings since it gives him free public exposure and recognition. 

[Lynnie76]

I just looked at Jason's sister's facebook. She has a darling three year old daughter-a niece for Courtney to play with. S

Suspiciously she lives in New York, New York. What are the chances that she and Jason really haven't seen each other in all these years? Maybe she thinks that being friendly to Jason would be a betrayal of her mother. There is an interesting older picture of a good looking man (Jason's father?) and a woman (Jeanine's mother?).

In the images on Google for Hector Luis Carrion there is a younger Hector Luis who looks like Jason-maybe his younger brother?

[crazychicken]

To be honest I am not even sure that Lonnie is aware that Jamie has been using him as a weapon against Doug, I think the feelings are all in Jamie's head and Lonnie is just a convenient tool to hold over Doug's head that if he doesn't give her a baby, house, kiss her butt enough or any other of her selfish desires that she will hold Lonnie up as her perfect partner to show Doug how he is failing. Jamie is only happy when Doug puts his feelings aside to make sure Jamie is happy, yet  she never thinks to reciprocate and do anything to show her appreciation of how much crap Doug puts up with and we all know there is no hot bedroom action to make up for the craziness of Jamie's emotional needs.

[Kiss my mutt]

There is no way in hell I'm going to believe that Jamie doesn't wear hair extensions and padded bra inserts anymore. Her hair changes scene to scene. She's too vain for anything else.

She's an attention whore who has to make the gender reveal announcement for her sister and be the first to hug Doug's dad and yell "surprise" the loudest at his party.

[StayingAfterSunday]

I can't believe that Jason's father doesn't know that the Jason Carrion on TV is his son. Even though this program is a relatively minor reality show compared with Duck Dynasty or Housewives of wherever, someone somewhere must have seen it and reported back to his father. So I do believe they are manufacturing drama on this, but just watching Courtney and how emotional she was with Jason leads me to think maybe it is on the up and up or maybe Courtney didn't get the memo that it was all fake. Whatever, I am banking that Jason has been contacted way before this from his relatives and he already has seen them.

As for Jamie, good grief. STOP SAYING MY EX!!! It is so annoying. Doug should have put his foot down from the get-go that he didn't care to meet The Ex in any way shape or form. They don't need to meet and they sure as hell don't need to be friends. Jamie isn't stupid...she knows this is ridiculous. The show wants drama and this whole thing was invented.

One good thing to come from this show....you can really tell that Jason and Courtney truly love each other. There's no faking that.

 

I heard Jason say that the sister was older and then at one point Cortney asked him if she and Jason were visiting his dad at the same time. Makes me suspect that Jason's mom was the other woman and the father's wife kicked him out, but perhaps they got back together and she didn't want Jason around as a reminder? Who knows, just a thought I had. Or the father's been married several times

 

I just looked at Jason's sister's facebook. She has a darling three year old daughter-a niece for Courtney to play with. S

Suspiciously she lives in New York, New York. What are the chances that she and Jason really haven't seen each other in all these years? Maybe she thinks that being friendly to Jason would be a betrayal of her mother. There is an interesting older picture of a good looking man (Jason's father?) and a woman (Jeanine's mother?).

In the images on Google for Hector Luis Carrion there is a younger Hector Luis who looks like Jason-maybe his younger brother?

Yes, these mystery relatives were, no doubt, contacted before any television exposure occurred.  For Jason's sister's photo and full name to be clearly splashed across the screen implies that she was consulted beforehand and gave her consent.

Even if the storyline of Jason wanting to meet his paternal side of the family is somewhat contrived, it is at least very realistic.   I do believe Jason is authentic in his wishes to know more about his father, even though I, too, question the wisdom in discovering everything, particularly his mother's part in this (as others have posted above, what if his mother was, in fact, the "other woman," thus making his birth the result of an extramarital affair?)

 

About Jamie's incessantly referring to her old boyfriend as "my ex:"  How weird.  I have always thought of an "ex" as an ex-husband or ex-wife, not an ex-boyfriend, especially one who was not exclusively committed to you (as in the case of Jamie's "ex." ). 

[HumblePi]

About Jamie's incessantly referring to her old boyfriend as "my ex:"  How weird.  I have always thought of an "ex" as an ex-husband or ex-wife, not an ex-boyfriend, especially one who was not exclusively committed to you (as in the case of Jamie's "ex." ). 

I find it horribly insulting to Doug for Jaimie to pronounce this other man as her 'best friend'. I think that's just ignorant of Jaimie and wrong and hurtful to Doug.

Edited November 26, 2015 by HumblePi

[Kiss my mutt]

Yeah, why can't she be best friends with her husband? I'm so over her coquettishness with Doug while she's trying to convince him she's right.

[princelina]

About Jamie's incessantly referring to her old boyfriend as "my ex:"  How weird.  I have always thought of an "ex" as an ex-husband or ex-wife, not an ex-boyfriend, especially one who was not exclusively committed to you (as in the case of Jamie's "ex." ).

 

Agreed!  And esp. if you want him to meet your husband.  I have one "ex" with whom I keep very vaguely in touch and see every couple of years when he is in town for some reason, and before Mr. P met him I just called him "a guy I used to date."  The whole "my ex" and "best friend" BS is very wearing.  So is season three of Married at First Sight: The First Year" going to actually be watching these fools make up controversy in year 3 of their marriage?

[HumblePi]

Jamie has way too many needs both emotionally and physically. I think she feels that she's too good for Doug. Jamie wants Doug to be romantic, to surprise her with gifts, to treat her like a princess. But she's quick to criticize him for dishes he left in the sink when he was still eating his sandwich. She's quick to criticize him for sending the car payment money to his parents then having them mail in the car payment. I agree with her there, but she could have approached it differently. She could have said "Doug, get the car payment book from them and we can start mailing the payments from here, I'll help you organize your bills."

 

Jamie wants married life to be like a fairy tale, and we all know that rarely if ever happens that way. She has a very idealized concept of what marriage is. She wants romance and doesn't realize yet that nagging, badgering and bossing Doug around will not give him any inspiration to be romantic with her. Those small instances start putting up barriers in a marriage unless they're worked out pretty quickly. With Jamie, everything is all about her and her needs. Anyone else comes second. I don't think she'll ever change.

Edited November 27, 2015 by HumblePi

[Evil Queen]

Yes, these mystery relatives were, no doubt, contacted before any television exposure occurred.  For Jason's sister's photo and full name to be clearly splashed across the screen implies that she was consulted beforehand and gave her consent.

 

Just a thought but it could be that he was looking during taping and they got in touch with the relatives after seeing he was but before show was edited and such for tv. Who knows really but I do find it a bit odd and confusing how it all is with this right now. 

[xtwheeler]

SaucyMommy commented that these folks have all seemed too emotionally troubled to participate in this experiment. I'm starting to think that's a *requirement* to participate. This does not strike me as something a person who is even vaguely emotionally healthy would do.

[Liberty]

That Jaimie is one sick person.  Hope she can get help so the next 30 years of her life result in something better than the first 30.